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detect vs trace

trace vs detect

detect is not a noun while trace is a noun.

detect and trace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detect No No Yes No
trace Yes No Yes No
As verbs, trace is a hyponym of detect; that is, trace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detect:
  • detect: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
  • trace: discover traces of
Other hyponyms of detect include catch out, find out, sense, instantiate, see.
detect (noun) trace (noun)
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
an indication that something has been present
a suggestion of some quality
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
a just detectable amount
detect (verb) trace (verb)
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
read with difficulty
make a mark or lines on a surface
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
pursue or chase relentlessly
to go back over again
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
discover traces of
Difference between detect and trace

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